The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc

Assistant Director Organic Social Strategy

Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep knowledge of organic social media strategy and platform dynamics.
  • Strong strategic planning skills aligned with business priorities and audience engagement.
  • Strong communication and editorial judgment for consistent messaging.
  • Ability to interpret social performance and convert findings into actionable plans.
  • Understanding of content influence on visibility across search and AI platforms.
  • Experience collaborating with SEO and analytics teams for optimization opportunities.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in managing teams and ensuring quality oversight.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and influence skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise organic social strategy and set channel priorities and engagement objectives.
  • Partner with Search & AI Strategy to align social programs with discoverability objectives.
  • Direct campaign planning and social content strategy with internal stakeholders.
  • Oversee social listening standards and identify audience trends and content opportunities.
  • Collaborate with Paid Media and Analytics to align messaging and performance evaluation.
  • Develop and mentor organic social resources, translating insights into actionable strategies.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness programs to support employee wellbeing.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
  • Access to competitive retirement savings plans.
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.
  • Employee recognition programs to reward outstanding contributions.
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Assistant Director Organic Social Strategy

Leads enterprise organic social strategy across brand, line of business, and executive social channels. Sets platform direction, campaign priorities, and optimization focus to ensure organic social presence supports business objectives, brand positioning, audience engagement, reputation management, and broader discoverability goals. Serves as the functional lead for organic social strategy, partnering closely with Search & AI Strategy to strengthen content visibility, authority signals, and audience engagement across evolving digital discovery environments.

  • Lead enterprise organic social strategy across assigned platforms and portfolios, establishing channel priorities, engagement objectives, content direction, and optimization focus aligned to business goals and brand standards. (20%)
  • Partner with Search & AI Strategy to align organic social programs with enterprise discoverability objectives, leveraging social channels to amplify priority content, strengthen authority signals, identify emerging audience questions and topics, and support visibility across search and AI-driven discovery environments. (20%)
  • Direct campaign planning and social content strategy in partnership with internal stakeholders, ensuring initiatives are coordinated, audience-informed, and aligned to enterprise marketing priorities. (15%)
  • Oversee social listening standards, community management expectations, and escalation protocols while identifying audience trends, emerging questions, industry conversations, and content opportunities that may influence both social engagement and broader discovery strategies. (15%)
  • Partner with Paid Media, Communications, Search & AI Strategy, Digital Experimentation, and Analytics to align messaging, content distribution, testing priorities, performance evaluation, and discoverability initiatives while maintaining clear ownership for organic social strategy. (15%)
  • Lead and develop specialist-level organic social resources by setting priorities, reviewing work, coaching team members, and translating performance, audience, and competitive insights into actions that improve engagement, discoverability, and business impact. (15%)
Job Qualifications
  • Deep knowledge of organic social media strategy, platform dynamics, content planning, audience engagement practices, and reputational considerations across enterprise social channels.
  • Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to align social direction to business priorities, brand positioning, audience engagement, and enterprise discoverability objectives.
  • Strong communication and editorial judgment, including the ability to shape channel voice, ensure message consistency, and guide high-visibility social content decisions.
  • Ability to interpret social performance, engagement trends, and competitive activity and convert findings into actionable recommendations and optimization plans.
  • Understanding of how content, authority signals, audience engagement, and third-party conversations influence visibility across traditional search engines, AI-generated experiences, and evolving discovery platforms.
  • Experience partnering with SEO, content strategy, analytics, or digital discovery teams to translate audience insights and content performance data into optimization opportunities.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead work through others, provide coaching and quality oversight, and establish clear standards for execution and accountability.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and influence skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with brand, communications, paid media, analytics, experimentation, Search & AI Strategy, and business stakeholders.
  • Ability to balance strategic direction, governance, and day-to-day decision making in a fast-moving, publicly visible environment.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with evolving search and AI-driven discovery platforms and an understanding of the role social content, engagement, and external authority signals play in content visibility and brand consideration.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$107,600 - $161,400

About The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc

The Hartford is an industry leading provider of property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds. Throughout our rich history of more than 200 years, countless businesses and individuals, including Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln and Babe Ruth, have turned to our company for protection. The Hartford celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2010.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Careers

Join the esteemed team at The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., a leader in investment and insurance, where we offer more than just job opportunities—we provide a platform for professional growth and innovation. As one of the most respected names in the financial services industry, The Hartford is dedicated to fostering a culture of diversity, leadership, and continuous development.

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Embark on a career with The Hartford and contribute to our mission of helping customers achieve amazing financial outcomes. You will have the chance to work alongside a team of experts who are not only skilled in their fields but are also passionate about making a difference.

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With a wide range of job opportunities, from internships to full-time positions, The Hartford offers a path for everyone. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to take your career to the next level, we provide the tools and support needed to succeed. Our benefits package is designed to ensure that our team members are well taken care of, not only at work but in all aspects of life.

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Learn more about The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc
Size
18,500 employees
Market Cap
$24.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.7 billion
Founded
1810
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$20.5 billion
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